Sony's New Fantasy Epic Surges Past $100M Globally In Just One Week

Published Nov 12, 2026, 3:25 PM EST Brennan Klein (he/him) is a senior news writer at Screen Rant, host of the Attack of the Queerwolf podcast, and contributor at Alternate Ending and Horror Press. He has been writing and podcasting about pop culture (especially horror movies) for over a decade at platforms including Blumhouse, Fangoria, Dread Central, The Backlot, and Arrow in the Head. Sign in to your ScreenRant account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is indeed having a legendary rise. The new movie, which is based on Valmiki's Hindu epic poem Ramayana, is the first of a two-part adaptation starring Ranbir Kapoor as Rama and Kannada cinema superstar Yash (making his Bollywood debut) as Ravana. The movie, which was directed by Nitesh Tiwari from a screenplay by Tiwari and Shridhar Raghavan, is the most expensive Indian feature of all time. The movies combined have a reported budget of ₹4,000 crore, which is about $425 million. 2026's Ramayana: Rise of a Legend's estimated ₹2,000 crore budget considerably surpasses the second-place title, RRR director S. S. Rajamouli's 2027 film Varanasi (₹1,400 crore). Per Deadline, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has officially hit a cumulative global gross of $101.9 million, comprising $67.1 million from the Indian box office, $17.7 million from domestic theaters, and an additional $16.9 million from other international markets. This total, which it hit after less than one full week in theaters, makes the feature one of just 47 movies to have passed the $100 million global milestone in 2026. Rise of a Legend has already achieved numerous box office records, including earning one of the Top 5 biggest domestic debuts in history for an Indian movie and having the best global debut for an Indian movie released during the Diwali holiday period. While it only debuted at No. 2 globally because of competition from the Japanese kaiju movie Godzilla Minus Zero, this is still a stellar result for an Indian production. More to come... Enjoy ScreenRant's box office coverage? Click below to sign up for my weekly box office newsletter (make sure to check "Box Office" in your preferences) and get exclusive analysis, predictions, and more: Sign Up Release Date November 5, 2026 Runtime 166 Minutes Director Nitesh Tiwari Writers Shridhar Raghavan, Nitesh Tiwari Producers Namit Malhotra Cast Ramayana is the first part of an epic duology that brings the ancient Indian epic to the big screen. This film adaptation explores the legendary tale of Prince Rama, his quest to rescue his wife Sita, and the ensuing battle against the demon king Ravana.